In 1997, a State of the Neighborhood report was published on this
Phillips Neighborhood Network website. It was the purpose of one
section of the 1997 report to apprise Phillips Neighborhood residents
of the state of our housing stock and to provide a base for subsequent
cataloging of housing information that may be used in an effort
to improve the housing situation in our neighborhood.

Recognizing that the housing stock in the Phillips Neighborhood
is in constant flux, the writer intended that the report should
be regularly updated. The following inventories provide such an
update of the state of our housing stock in 1998.

Conclusions drawn from a comparison of the 1997 data with the 1998
data are at the end of this report.

Since the primary intent is for this report to be registered on
the Phillips Neighborhood Network website, it will appear in web-page
format in any other medium. (That is, its appearance in any other
medium will not include formatted page breaks.)

It continues to be true that these inventories will be most effectively
maintained if a joint effort is undertaken by residents on a block-by-block
basis. The Phillips Neighborhood Network strongly encourages residents
to contact our webmaster with any additions or changes in the inventories.If
each one of us provides information about just one vacant or boarded
property, the accuracy and usefulness of this report will be thereby
reinforced. We thank you in advance for your input.

1998 Boarded Property Inventory of the Phillips
Neighborhood

Following is a list of boarded properties in the Phillips Neighborhood
that do not currently have working permits. The owner's name, tax
status, construction year, and homestead status provided for each
property listed in this inventory is available to the public through
a database on the Hennepin
County website, or by phone on the Problem Property line at
348-3011. The boarded dates provided, where known, were obtained
through the Chapter (ordinance) 249 list. You will undoubtedly notice
a trend in the Homestead status of the boarded properties in the
Phillips Neighborhood. They are by and large non-homestead properties.
Non-homestead status essentially means that these properties are
not occupied by their owners; they are rental properties. You may
also notice that an unusual, and suspect, number of these properties
have contruction dates listed as 1983. The construction year information
provided by the tax office is currently somewhat more unreliable
than other data provided here, and the tax office plans to update
the construction year data in spring of 1999. Again, the state of
the housing stock in the Phillips Neighborhood changes rapidly,
and upkeep of this inventory is essential. If you are aware of any
changes in the status of Phillips properties, please contact the
Phillips Neighborhood Network webmaster.

address

status

taxpayer

board date (if known)

built year

home-

stead

2905 3rd Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Bradley A Nelson

7/30/1998

1986

No

2721 5th Ave S

Boarded

Honeywell Foundation

1914

No

2737 5th Ave S

Boarded

Honeywell Foundation

1917

No

2009-11 5th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Elliasen Inc.

1908

No

1928 Portland Ave S

Boarded

Robert A Williams

12/3/1996

1899

No

2718 Oakland Ave

Boarded

Craig D & Romelle L Pier

No record

No

2927 Park Ave

Boarded  3 units

Hennepin Forfeited Land

1986

No

1835-37 Park Ave

Boarded  4 Units

MCDA

4/25/1997

1908

No

1815 Park Ave

Boarded  4 Units

MCDA

5/25/1995

1890

No

2736-8 Chicago Ave S

Boarded  3 units

Reginold W Brown

11/24/1997

1903

No

2205 Chicago Ave S

Boarded  2 Units

MCDA

10/11/1996

1983

No

2911 Columbus Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Micheal R L Ricke

10/7/1997

1987

No

2904 Columbus Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Tahiti Robimson

3/13/1997

1915

No

1919 Columbus Ave S

Boarded

Hennepin Forfeited Land

6/7/1996

1891

No

1913-15 Colombus Ave S

Boarded  8 units

Hennepin Forfieted Land

6/7/1996

1988

No

2007-9 Elliot Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Hoang Van Nguyen

1901

No

2201 Elliot Ave S

Boarded  2 units Fire

Brenda Brown

1986

No

2401-03 Elliot Ave S

Boarded  4 units

Project For Pride in Living

9/30/1996

1901

No

2815 10th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Wilbert Ratliff

4/13/1998

1923

No

1911 11th Ave S

Boarded  9 units

Hennepin Forfeited Land

9/18/1996

1917

No

2439 12th Ave S

Boarded- Fire

No records

9/4/1998

No records

No records

2713 12th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

N&L Voravongsy

4/23/1998

No record

No

2521 13th Ave S

Boarded

Eric O Lasley

1983

Yes

2110 13th Ave S

Boarded

Vernestine Parker

1983

Yes

2108 14th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

MCDA

1889

No

2119 14th Ave S

Boarded

MCDA

6/18/1996

1907

No

2432 14th Ave S

Boarded

No records

No records

No records

2520 14th Ave S

Boarded

Ray Williams

6/10/1998

1983

No

2524 14th Ave S

Boarded

MCDA

4/20/1998

1983

No

2529 14th Ave S

Boarded

MCDA

1983

No

2536 14th Ave S

Boarded

MCDA

3/20/1998

1897

No

2625 14th Ave S

Sec of Hsg and Urb Dev.

12/12/1997

1908

No

2634 14th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Tax Forfeit

10/18/1997

1889

No

2923 14th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

MCDA

12/2/1997

1983

No

2924 14th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Tax Forfeit

3/27/1996

1983

No

2926 14th Ave S

Boarded

Tax Forfeit

3/27/1996

1889

No

2928 14th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Robert Adams

11/20/1996

1983

No

2655 15th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Sec of Housing & Urb Dev

4/20/1998

1907

No

2529 15th Ave S

Boarded

MCDA

7/26/1998

1983

No

2519 15th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Earl Conley

5/18/1998

1983

No

2434 15th Ave S

Boarded

Mpls Metro Housing Corp

3/5/1997

1900

No

2435 15th Ave S

Boarded

Lori A Rollenhagen

5/8/1997

1983

No

2417 15th Ave S

Boarded

Irene M Walkee

7/8/1997

1983

Yes

2213 15th Ave S

Boarded

Mary Gibbs

1983

Yes

1826 15th Ave S

MCDA

Oct-95

1986

No

2927 Bloomington Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Assc Financial Serv Co Inc

9/1/1998

1890

No

2809 Bloomington Ave S

Boarded

MCDA

12/10/1998

1952

No

2741 Bloomington Ave S

Boarded  2 units

MCDA

6/29/1998

No record

No

2715 Bloomington Ave S

Boarded  2 units

MCDA

3/20/1998

1889

No

2701 Bloomington Ave S

Boarded

Maris Boswell

1983

No

2204 16th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Kevin Oliver

8/29/1998

1983

Yes

2612 16th Ave S

Boarded

MCDA

1927

No

2636 16th Ave S

Boarded

MPHA

10/15/1996

1905

No

2744 16th Ave S

Boarded - 3 units

ADVANTA Mtg Corp USA

11/18/1998

1902

No

2607 16th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

MCDA

10/15/1998

1983

No

2436 17th Ave S

Boarded

MCDA

7/2/1997

1983

No

2542 17th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Elsie Profant

5/8/1997

1985

No

2724 17th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Carrie Lea Schuett

1986

No

2913-15 17th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

MCDA

7/7/1996

1911

No

2637 17th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

MCDA

1983

No

2603-5 17th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Joesph Micheal Blackwolf

2/28/1998

1983

Yes

2937 18th Ave S

Boarded

10/19/1998

2820 18th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

MCDA

11/5/1998

1987

No

2742 18th Ave S

Boarded  2 units

Bashir A Moghul

9/9/1997

1904

No

2722 18th Ave S

Boarded

MCDA

9/1/1995

1900

No

2606 Cedar Ave S

Boarded  4 units

MCDA

4/23/1996

1915

No

2618 Longfellow Ave S

Boarded

Hennepin Forfeited Land

7/23/1997

1914

No

2618 Longfellow Ave S

Boarded- fire

No records

6/3/1997

No records

No records

628-30 E Franklin Ave

Boarded  23 units

Hennepin Forfeited Land

11/28/1995

1904

No

1106 E 22nd St

Boarded

Hennepin Forfeited Land

7/6/1998

1983

No

1843 E 25th St

Boarded

2/25/1998

1870 E 26th St

Boarded

MCDA

Jan-97

1899

No

615 E 27th St

Boarded  4 units

Hennepin Forfeited Land

8/91/97

1912

No

629 E 28th St

Boarded

Hennepin Forfeited Land

11/9/1994

1917

No

1998 Vacant Property Inventory of the Phillips
Neighborhood

The inventory provided below is a catalog of vacant properties
in the Phillips Neighborhood. As vacant lots do not, generally,
have addresses posted, the addresses provided are the closest educated
guess of the writer. The addresses were approximated by gauging
the increments in which the block is numbered, the addresses of
the adjacent properties, and, where available, prior records. As
always, we invite residents to provide input that will facilitate
the maintainance and accuracy of this list.

Further information about, and photos of, the Community Garden
projects located on several of these properties is also provided
on this Phillips Neighborhood Network.

Address

Status

Community Garden?

1913 3rd Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2912 3rd Ave S

Vacant

-

2915-19 3rd Ave S

Vacant  2-3 lots

-

2933 5th Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2305-7 5th Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

Yes

2227 5th Ave S

Vacant

-

2129 5th Ave S

Vacant

-

2021 5th Ave S

Vacant

-

2800-4-8 Oakland Ave S

Vacant  3 lots

-

24xx Oakland Ave S (W corner of 25 and Oakland

Vacant

-

2204 Oakland Ave S

Vacant

-

22xx Oakland Ave S (W side middle of block)

Vacant

-

2425-27 Portland Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

-

2811-13 Portland Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

-

2939 Portland Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2836 Park Ave S

Vacant

-

2806 Park Ave S

Vacant

-

2828 Park Ave S

Vacant

-

1831 Park Ave S

Vacant

-

1801-05 Park Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

-

2413-19 Chicago Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

-

2311-corner Chicago Ave S

Vacant

-

2719-21 Colombus Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

-

1923 Colombus Ave S

Vacant

-

1815 Colombus Ave S

Vacant

-

2017 Elliot Ave S

Vacant

-

2213 Elliot Ave S

Vacant

-

2408 Elliot Ave S

Vacant

-

2412 Elliot Ave S

Vacant

-

2015 10th Ave S

Vacant

-

2117 10th Ave S

Vacant

-

2315 10th Ave S

Vacant

-

2408 10th Ave S

Vacant

-

2424-36 10th Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

-

2441 10th Ave S

Vacant

-

2815 11th Ave S

Vacant

-

2446 11th Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2115 11th Ave S

Vacant

-

2212 ? 11th Ave S

Vacant

-

2023? 11th Ave S

Vacant

-

1916 11th Ave S

Vacant

-

2400-4 12th Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

-

2500 12th Ave S

Vacant

-

2546 12th Ave S

Vacant

-

2707 12th Ave S

Vacant

-

2723 12th Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2743 12th Ave S

Vacant

-

2830 12th Ave S

Vacant

-

1824 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

2917 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

2724-36 13th Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

-

2727 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

2720 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

2716 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

2634 13th Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2657 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

2621-9 13th Ave S

Vacant 3-4 lots

-

2622 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

2606-18 13th Ave S

Vacant  2-3 lots

-

2501 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

2520 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

2504 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

2436 13th Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2441 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

2412 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

23xx E Middle of block

Vacant

-

2112 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

2200 13th Ave S

Vacant

-

1800 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

1801 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

1809 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

1919 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2101 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2104 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2105 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2111 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2418 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2434 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

24xx NW corner of 25 & 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

24xx SE corner of 25 & 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2516 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2522 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2544 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2647 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2646 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2704 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2705 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2714 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2720 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2724-6 14th Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

-

2738 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2826 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2829 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2835 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2916 14th Ave S

Vacant

-

2927 14th Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2830 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

2829 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

2823 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

2814-18 15th Ave S

Vacant  2-3 lots

-

2809 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

2806 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

2716 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

2719 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

2711-15 15th Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

-

2708 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

2700 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

2636-8 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

25xx corner of 26th W 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

2520-4 15th Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

-

2531 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

2521 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

2506-12 15th Ave S

Vacant  2-3 lots

-

2301-9 15th Ave S

Vacant  3-4 lots

Yes

22xx corner of 23 E 15th Ave S

Vacant

-

Middle of 21st block, w

Vacant

-

2402 Bloomington Ave S

Vacant

-

2426 Bloomington Ave S

Vacant

-

2506-12 Bloomington Ave S

Vacant  2-3 lots

-

2524 Bloomington Ave S

Vacant

-

2636 Bloomiongton Ave S

Vacant

-

2728 Bloomington Ave S

Vacant

-

2800-6 Bloomington Ave S

Vacant  2-3 lots

-

2935 Bloomington Ave S

Vacant

-

2827 Bloomington Ave S

Vacant

-

2621 or 19 Bloomington Ave S

Vacant

-

2106 16th Ave S

Vacant

-

2114 16th Ave S

Vacant

-

2222 16th Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2304-12 16th Ave S

Vacant  3 lots

-

2424-6 16th Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

-

2432 16th Ave S

Vacant

-

2600-4 16th Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

Yes

2620 16th Ave S

Vacant

-

2640 16th Ave S

Vacant

-

2820 16th Ave S

Vacant

-

2828-32 16th Ave S

Vacant  2-3 lots

-

2935 16th Ave S

Vacant

-

2919 16th Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2921 16th Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2821 16th Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2621 16th Ave S

Vacant

-

2437-9 16th Ave S

Vacant  2 lots

-

2417 16th Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2409 16th Ave S

Vacant

-

2303 16th Ave S

Vacant

-

2215 16th Ave S

Vacant

-

2447 17th Ave S

Vacant

-

2441 17th Ave S

Vacant

-

2428-32 17th Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2618 17th Ave S

Vacant

-

2646 17th Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2912 17th Ave S

Vacant

-

2926 or 28 17th Ave S

Vacant

-

2901 17th Ave S

Vacant

-

2617 or 19 17th Ave S

Vacant

-

2601 17th Ave S

Vacant

-

2604 18th Ave S

Vacant

-

2612 18th Ave S

Vacant

-

2935 18th Ave S

Vacant

-

2829 18th Ave S

Vacant

-

2719 18th Ave S

Vacant

-

2528 Cedar Ave S

Vacant

-

2616 Cedar Ave S

Vacant

-

2626 Cedar Ave S

Vacant

-

2712 Cedar Ave S

Vacant

-

2724-8 Cedar Ave S

Vacant  2-3 lots

-

2738 Cedar Ave S

Vacant

-

2742 Cedar Ave S

Vacant

-

2804 Cedar Ave S

Vacant

-

2814 Cedar Ave S

Vacant

-

2820 Cedar Ave S

Vacant

-

2643 Longfellow Ave S

Vacant

Yes

2541 Cedar Ave S

Vacant

-

13xx E 18th St N corner of 4th

Vacant

-

13xx s corner of 4th

Vacant

-

1515 E 18th St

Vacant

-

1516-8 E 18th St

Vacant

-

SW corner of E 17th St and Elliot

Vacant, over-grown parking lot

-

NW Corner of Franklin and Colombus

Vacant

Yes- Peoples Park

714 E Franklin Ave

Vacant

-

NW corner of Park and E Franklin Ave

Vacant

-

620-6 E Franklin Ave

Vacant  2 lots

-

531 E Franklin Ave

Vacant

-

905-7-13 E Franklin Ave

Vacant - 3 lots

Yes

1402 E Franklin Ave

Vacant

-

1500-4 E Franklin Ave

Vacant  2 lots

-

1532-4 E 22nd St

Vacant  2 lots

Yes

1416 E 22nd St

Vacant

-

1200 E 22nd St

Vacant

Yes

1112 E 22nd St

Vacant

-

1109 E 22nd St

Vacant

-

620 E 24th St

Vacant

-

738 E 24th St

Vacant

-

1014 6-8 E 25th St

Vacant  2-3 lots

Yes

1312 E 24th St

Vacant

-

1510 E 25th St

Vacant

-

1613 E 25th St

Vacant

-

1711 E 25th St

Vacant

-

1845 E 25 _ St

Vacant

-

1907 E 25 _ St

Vacant

-

Last lot on 25th _ St

Vacant

-

1506 E 26th St

Vacant

-

14xx N two lots corner

Vacant

-

13xx Ncorner three lots

Vacant

-

1300 E 26th St

Vacant

-

701-25 E 27th St

Vacant - 2 lots

-

13xodd E 27th St

Vacant Middle of block on south side

-

13x even end corner of block E 27th St

Vacant

-

1714 E 27th St

Vacant

-

Conclusions

Comparison of the inventories completed in May of 1997 and included
in the State of The Neighborhood Report with the December 1998 inventories
provided here give several valuable insights into, and an over-all
picture of, the changing nature of the housing stock in the Phillips
Neighborhood. A striking fact revealed by comparing these data is
the increase of both boarded and vacant properties in Phillips.
In May of 1997, there were 61 properties boarded without permit.
In December of 1998, there are 83 such properties. These totals
show that the number of boarded properties in the neighborhood today
is 36.1% greater than the number of boarded properties in 1997.
The rate of increase for vacant properties is even more dramatic.
In May of 1997, there were 130 vacant properties in the Phillips
Neighborhood, and in December of 1998, 257. The 1998 data show that
the number of vacant properties today is 97.7% greater than the
number of vacant properties in 1997.

The urgency of motivating action focused on the state of the housing
stock in the Phillips Neighborhood can most clearly be seen on the
east side of Phillips. The chart below reflects differences between
the housing stock in the west side of Phillips (from 2nd to 11th
Avenues South) and in the east side (from 12th Avenue South to Longfellow
Avenue). These numbers reflect only properties with Avenue addresses.
[Note: Double properties (e.g., 2009-11 5th Ave. S.)have been counted
as two properties. When a question exists whether a vacant lot comprises
2 or 3 lots, or 3 or 4 lots, the lower number has been used.]

Section

May of 1997

December of 1998

Percent Growth

Boarded West Side

20

27

35%

Boarded East Side

31

49

58.10%

Vacant West Side

28

50

78.60%

Vacant East Side

86

154

79.10%

While the number of boarded properties on Avenues has grown in
both sides of Phillips in the last eighteen months, the rate of
growth in the east side is 23.1% greater than in the west side.
And while the increase in the number of vacant lots is .5% higher
in the east side than in the west side, the overall number of vacant
lots in the east side is three times the number in the west side.
These differences between the status of housing in the east and
west sides of the neighborhood provide a very real picture of the
growing gap in private investment and interest in the two sections
of Phillips. In the last year, the west side has seen the beginnings
of several private development projects led by businesses and organizations
in that side of the neighborhood. With the announcement this fall
of another multi-million dollar project on the west side, this gap
can only be expected to grow wider.

This latest project is scheduled to encompass an eight block area
on the west side that contains only three boarded properties and
three vacant lots. In contrast, if a similar project were to be
carried out on an eight block section just six blocks to the east,
it would encompass nine boarded properties and thirty-one vacant
lots.

Needless to say, attention to the housing stock on both sides of
the neighborhood is urgent, and the neighborhood groups and private
foundations that have worked to improve the state of the housing
stock in Phillips should be commended. However, comparison of the
changing statistics of the east and west sides suggests that at
this crucial stage in investment in Phillips Neighborhood housing
, dollars might more wisely be spent in the area with the (relatively)
greater need.....Phillips' east side.